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Checklist for Family Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 (Darkling Beetle)
and region Mojave Desert (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
99
340
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
99
340
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
326
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
282
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
19
76
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
17
58
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
7
37
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tenebrionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles, Fungus, Fungus Beetles
2
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTenebrionidae
Latreille, 1802
Darkling Beetle, Darkling beetles, False wireworms
18
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mojave Desert
18 Genera with 17 Species
Araeoschizus LeConte, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Asbolus Bergroth, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Batulius LeConte, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Centrioptera Mannerheim, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Chilometopon Horn, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Coelocnemis Mannerheim, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Coniontis Eschscholtz, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoglossa Solier, 1870Death-feigning Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Edrotes LeConte, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1857Clown bug2SpeciesTaxom
Eschatomoxys Blaisdell, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Eupsophulus Cockerell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eurymetopon Eschscholtz, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Metoponium Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizillus Horn, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Steriphanus Casey, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Telabis Casey, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Triorophus LeConte, 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mojave Desert
17 Species
Araeoschizus sulcicollis Horn, 1870
Asbolus verrucosus LeConte, 1851Blue Death-feigning Beetle
Chilometopon abnorme Horn, 1870
Chilometopon brachystomum Doyen, 1983
Chilometopon pallidum Casey, 1890
Coniontis elliptica Casey, 1884
Cryptoglossa muricata LeConte, 1851
Cryptoglossa variolosa Horn, 1870
Edrotes ventricosus LeConte, 1851
Eleodes armata LeConte, 1851
Eleodes granulata LeConte, 1857
Eschatomoxys wagneri Blaisdell, 1935
Eupsophulus castaneus Horn, 1870
Schizillus laticeps Horn, 1874
Telabis serratus LeConte, 1866
Triorophus politus Casey, 1907
Triorophus rugiceps LeConte, 1851

Subnodes of Tenebrionidae with occurrences in Mojave Desert
SubfamilyCoelometopinae
Lacordaire, 1859
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPimeliinae
Latreille, 1802
16
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTenebrioninae
Latreille, 1802
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)
Tenebrionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Tenebrionidae at artfakta.se
Tenebrionidae at dyntaxa.se
Tenebrionidae at gbif.org
Tenebrionidae at irmng.org
Tenebrionidae at itis.gov
Tenebrionidae at marinespecies.org